Apple and electric cars? Yes, there will be a connection soon. On Monday, the Chinese startup Byton announced that it had signed a strategic partnership with the manufacturing giant and the Apple supplier. Foxconn to get his first EV, the M-Byte, into production.
Byton made one of the biggest splashes in a long time when it was presented its electric SUV at CES 2018, full of technology and a massive 48-inch screen inside. The company debuted a Production car a year later at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which kept most of the technical promises of the concept. Byton promised to deliver the first M-Byte SUVs to Chinese customers in 2020. However, since this deadline has not been met, the startup plans to deliver the first SUVs to customers in 2022.
Everything Apple
CNET's Apple Report newsletter provides news, reviews, and advice about iPhones, iPads, Macs, and software.
It sounds like Foxconn is bringing a lot to the table. Byton said the company best known for building iPhones will share its expertise in manufacturing technology and other "industrial resources" to bring the SUV to life. Foxconn had previously announced its own plans Electric car platformPerhaps there is something bigger than a simple customer-supplier partnership between the two companies.
When the M-Byte hits the road, the company is planning two powertrain options: a rear-wheel drive model, a 72-kilowatt-hour battery pack and an estimated range of 224 miles, and a four-wheel drive model with a larger 95 kWh battery for an estimated 270 range Miles. Byton plans to sell this machine for launch for $ 45,000, which seems too good to be true given the technology the company plans to pack into the car.
After the first cars for China, Byton hopes to sell cars in Europe and even the US, but given the delays for the home market in Asia, we are probably far from seeing the M-byte in the western world.
Continue reading:: The Apple Car is not dead and could debut in 2024, a report said